The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-06-25

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Official Journal of the City Of Monroe.
MONROE, La, JUNE 25, 1887.
The Little Boone is making regular
weekly trips between Monroe and CO.
lumbia.
Mr.. Joe Isenwick, Jr., has succeeded
Mr.. John Rigsby rs night-watchman
at the compress.
On her last tip the Hanna Blanks
was forced back at CAPT, Fred Cann's
by the low water.
A patent has been granted Mr.. F.
c. Jones of this parish for station in,
dictator aud calendar.
Rev. WIN. Hart will occupy his
pulpit tomorrow, morning and night,
and will discuss the Sabbath question.
The editor acknowledges his indebt-
ness to Hon. d. G. Hill for basket Of
Irish pot ,toes-as fine AS we ever saw
produced in this section.
We are sorry to state that the well
come visits of the superb little steamer
Prince have ceased. We hope TO see
her back again as soon rs the water
permits.
Bar fish are being caught in the river
here. Within short time there will
be no necessity for going to the Chen.
iere-eXcePt for the diversion of a trip
to the woods.
The Compress Company are making
additional Improvements at the yards.
A neat and more convenient office is
being erected for the accommodation
of the manager and weigher.
The Chcniere was visited by several
pIscatorial parties from Monroe yester-
DAY. The iinny tribe are biting only
moderately we'll, we learn, but the
crop OF red bugs was never before sur.
passed.
The co0t nights and east winds of
the past week have @been injurious to
the cotton crop. Rain is needed to in
sure an abundant corn crop, but wheth-
er it is had or not, Il good average crop
will be made.
Mr.. S. Meyer, the merchant prince
of Monroe, and Miss Regina Levy, of
this city, were married last Wednes-
day evening at s O'Clock at the eic-
Of no nS
Hess of Shreveport officiating.
Prof r. T.. Bentley's school closed
Monday. The eXet cises were conducted
at the court house. His boys aquitted
themselves admirably and Prof. Ben
thy has won the enconium of being
one of the very best teachers ever in
Monroe.
AT Il primary election held in West
Monroe last Wednesday to take the
sense of the people on the gubernatorial
question it was ascertained that there
were II against and L voter for Gov.
McEnery. Moncure and Cunningham
were the favorites.
The Supreme Court at its recent ses-
sion here paid our Clerk of Court, Mr..
Austin Green, high and deserved
compliment. The presiding justice, as
the organ of the Court, said he was the
best clerk in the State. If merit goes
for anything Mr.. Green will succeed
himself.
The closing exercises of the State
University will begin the first week in
July, Rev. G. w. Carter of New Or
leans preaching the commencement
sermon, Sunday, July 3. The annual
address will be delivered by Hon.
Robert p. Hunter the following day.
Cadet a. X. Amecker will deliver the
valedictOry and the baccalureate ad-
dress will be delivered by Colonel J.
W. Nicholson, acting president.
At least Il dozen homes have been
burglarized within the past two weeks
but fortunately no serious losses have
been sustained, "A gang has also been
working Ruston. The police force is
not sufficient in an emergency of this
kind-only two being on duty at night
with II blocks to watch-and it would
not be . bad idea for each individual
cit zen TO clean up his firearms and be
prepared to take care of his own belong
ings.
the closing exercises of the Monroe
Public Schools (white) were concluded
Yesterday. The examinations disclosed
highly satisfactory results and reflects
credit upon the Superintendent and